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TAPESTRIES 

AND  CARPETS 

FROM  THE  PALACE  OF  THE  PARDO 
WOVEN  AT  THE  ROYAL  MANUFACTORY  OF  MADRID 

LOANED  BY 
HIS  MAJESTY  THE  KING  OF  SPAIN 

FOR 

EXHIBITION  BY  THE  HISPANIC  SOCIETY  OF  AMERICA 


NEW  YORK 

G.  P.   PUTNAM'S  SONS 
1917 


TAPESTRIES 

AND  CARPETS 

FROM  THE  PALACE  OF  THE  PARDO 

WOVEN  AT  THE  ROYAL  MANUFACTORY  OF  MADRID 

LOANED  BY 
HIS  MAJESTY  THE  KING  OF  SPAIN 


FOR 


EXHIBITION  BY  THE  HISPANIC  SOCIETY  OF  AMERICA 


NEW  YORK 

G.  P.   PUTNAM'S  SONS 
1917 


The  Trustees  of  the  Hispanic  Society  of 
America  take  pleasure  in  presenting  a  col- 
lection of  tapestries  and  carpets  from  the 
Royal  Manufactory  of  Madrid,  loaned 
through  the  courtesy  of  His  Majesty  the 
King  of  Spain  and  sent  to  this  country  in 
charge  of  the  Marquis  of  Valverde.  The 
larger  number  of  these  tapestries,  from 
designs  by  Francisco  Goya  and  others,  had 
not  been  removed  from  the  walls  of  the 
Royal  Palace  of  the  Pardo  since  their 
completion  from  the  original  cartoons  in 
the  1 8th  century. 


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PLATE  I 

Tapestry  in  the  Flemish  style.  It  represents  several 
peasants  drinking  and  smoking.  In  the  middle,  a  woman 
is  washing  by  a  well.  In  the  foreground  a  heap  of  ma- 
nure with  hens  upon  it.  On  the  right  a  girl  is  trying  to 
raise  a  drunken  man,  and  some  other  figures.  Landscape 
background. 

Woven  after  a  cartoon  by  Andres  Ca'leja  and  bearing 
the  number  3. 

This  cartoon  is  included  in  the  list  of  pictures  dona- 
ted by  the  Royal  household  to  Cardinal  Lorenzana,  to 
be  taken  to  Toledo. 

Size:    2,JOx4,59. 


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PLATE  II 

Tapestry  in  the  Flemish  style.  It  represents  a  couple  of 
peasants  taking  a  cow  to  market.  A  landscape  show- 
ing the  banks  of  a  river  forms  the  backgroud. 

Epoch  of  Jacob  Wandergoten's  sons. 

Size:    2,40x2,29. 


PLATE  II 


PLATE  III 

Tapestry  in  the  Flemish  style.  A  couple  of  peasants  are 
sitting  on  a  bench  and  a  group  of  five  more  stand  in 
courteous  attitude.  It  seems  be  a  fragment  from  a  larger 
tapestry. 

Epoch  of  J.  Wandergoten's  sons. 

.Size:    2,40x1,11. 


PLATE  III 


PLATE  IV 

Tapestry  in  the  Flemish  style.  A  gardener  carrying  a 
flower  pot,  while  two  more  are  working  at  the  arrange- 
ment of  the  garden.  Landscape  and  a  wayfarer  form  the 
background. 

After  cartoon  painted  by  Guillermo  Anglois,  who  work- 
ed for  the  Royal  Manufacture  from  1764  to  1775.-N.0  56. 

This  cartoon  is  included  in  the  list  of  pictures  presen- 
ted by  the  Royal  household  to  Cardinal  Lorenzana,  to 
be  taken  to  Toledo. 

Size:  2,40x1,11. 


PLATE  IV 


PLATE  V 

Tapestry  in  the  Flemish  style.  It  represents  the  wed- 
ding of  a  couple  of  peasants  at  the  door  of  a  church. 

Woven  contemporaneously  at  the  Royal  Manufacture 
of  Tapestries. 

It  is  a  copy  of  another  tapestry  presented  to  M.  Poin- 
care,  president  of  the  French  Republic  by  H.  M.  King 
Alfonso  XIII. 

Size:    '2,40x2,50. 


PLATE  V 


PLATE  VI 

Tapestry  after  a  picture  entitled  «The  Drinkers*  by 
David  Teniers,  at  the  Museum  of  Antwerp.  There  are  se- 
veral slight  deviations  from  the  original,  necessary  for 
its  adaptation  to  tapestry  work. 

Woven  during  the  epoch  of  Jacob  Wandergoten's 
sons. 

Size:  2,40  x  2,29. 


PLATE  VI 


PLATE  VII 

Tapestry  in  the  Flemish  style  representing  several  har- 
vesters and  women  eating,  while  others  are  mowing  and 
tying  up  the  sheaves.  A  couple  of  peasants  are  trying  to 
catch  the  young  fiom  a  partridges'  nest..  In  the  back 
ground  a  village  is  seen. 

Cartoon  painted  by  Guillermo  Anglois. 

This  cartoon  is  included  in  the  list  of  pictures  given 
by  the  Royal  household  to  Cardinal  Lorenzana,  to  be 
taken  to  Toledo. 

Size:  2,40x4,59. 


PLATE  VIII 

Tapestry  depicting  a  passage  from  «Don  Quixote*.— 
«After  the  adventure  of  the  wind-mills  Don  Quixote 
dealt  Sancho  two  blows  with  his  lance. >  —  Part  I, 
Chap.  XX. 

It  belongs  to  the  set  «The  adventures  of  Don  Quixo- 
te*, woven  by  the  sons  of  Don  Jacob  Vandergoten  after 
cartoons  painted  by  Procaccini. 

Size:  3,30  x  1,79. 


PLATt  VIII 


PLATE  IX 

Tapestry  depicting  a  passage  from  Don  Quixote.— 
«Sancho  is  tossed  in  a  blanket.*—  Part  I,  Chap.  XVII. 

It  belongs  to  the  set  «The  adventures  of  Don  Quixo- 
te*, woven  by  the  sons  of  Don  Jacob  Vandergoten  after 
cartoons  painted  by  Procaccini. 

Sixe:  3.30  x  4,04. 


PLATE  X 

Tapestry  depicting  a  passage  from   Don  Quixote.— 
«The  adventure  with  the  Biscayan*.— Part  I,  Chap.  IX. 

"I  his  tapestry  belongs  to  the  set  entitled  «The  adven 
tures  of  Don  Quixote>,  woven  by  the  sons  of  Jacob  Van- 
dergoten  after  cartoons  by  Procaccini. 

Size:  3,30x3,50. 


PLATE  X 


PLATE  XI 

Tapestry  depicting  three  passages  from  Don  Quixote. 
—  «Don  Quixote  is  knighted»,  Part,  I,  Chap.  III.— 
«The  innkeeper  gives  Don  Quixote  to  drink  with  a  reed». 
—Part  I,  Chap.  II  «The  muleteers  throw  stones  at  Don 
Quixote,  Part  I,  Chap.  III. . 

This  tapestry  belongs  to  the  set  entitled  «The  adven- 
tures of  Don  Quixote*,  woven  by  the  sons  of  Jacob  Van- 
dergoten  after  cartoons  by  Procaccini. 

Size:  8,30  x  3.50. 


PLATE  XI 


PLATE  XII 

Tapestry  depicting  a  passage  from  «Don  Quixote>. — 
«Don  Quixote  is  caged  and  carried  to  his  home>. — 
Part  I,  Chap.  XLVI. 

This  tapestry  belongs  to  the  set  called  «Adventures  of 
Don  Quixote*,  woven  by  the  sons  of  Jacob  Vandergoten 
after  cartoons  by  P.ccaccini. 

Size:  3,30  x  4,44. 


PLYTE  XIII 

Tapestry  depicting  a  passage  from  Don  Quixote.— 
«Don  Quixote  is  carried  on  Sancho's  ass  after  the  ad- 
venture with  the  Yanguerians».— Part  I,  Chap.  XV. 

This  tapestry  belongs  to  the  set  called  «The  adventu- 
res of  Don  Quixote>,  woven  by  the  sons  of  Jacob  Van- 
dergoten,  after  cartoons  by  Procaccini. 

Size:  3.3C  x  2,07. 


PLATE  XIII 


PLATE  XIV 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  «The  Old  Curiosity 
Shop*. 

Painted  in  1778-79  for  the  Princes  of  Asturias' bed 
room  at  El  Pardo  palace. 

Woven  under  the  management  of  Don  Cornelio  Van- 
dergcten  in  1780. 

Size:  2,60x2,11. 


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PLATE  XIV 


PLATE  XV 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  «The  Picnio.  This  was 
the  first  cartoon  ever  painted  by  Goya  for  the  Rojal  Ma- 
nufacture of  Tapestries.  It  was  painted  and  delivered 
in  1776,  for  the  Princes  of  Asturias'  dining  room  at  El 
Pardo  palace.  Woven  in  1777. 

A  copy  of  this  tapestry  was  presented  to  King  Leopold 
of  Belgium  by  H.  M.  Queen  Isabela  II. 

Size:  2,60  x  2,55. 


PLATE  XV 


PLVTE  XVI 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  entitled  «The  Dance*. 
Painted  for  the  palace  of  El  Pardo  in  1776  77. 

Woven  in  1778  under  the  management  of  Don  Cor- 
nelio  Vandergoten. 

Another  copy,  woven  in  1832  was  presented  to  King 
Leopold  of  Belgium  by  Queen  Isabela  II. 

Size:  2,60  x  2,55. 


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PLATE  XVI 


PLATE  XVII 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  «The  Nincompoop*. 
Painted  in  1791  for  the  bedroom  of  the  Infants  in  the 
Palace  of  «E1  Pardo*. 
Woven  in  1793  by  Don  Antonio  Moreno. 

Size:  2,60x1,50. 


PLATE  XVII 


PLATE  XVIII 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  entitled  « Blind  man's 
buff*. 

Painted  in  1791  for  the  Infant's  bedroom  at  «E1  Par- 
do »  palace  in  1791. 

Woven  by  Don  Santiago  Amoroso  in  1802. 

This  was  the  last  cartoon  for  tapestry  ever  painted  by 
Goya. 

Size:  2,60x3,26. 


PLATE  XIX 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  «The  pitcher  maids». 
Painted  in  1787  with  unknown  destination.  It  is  at  pre- 
sent at  «E1  Pardo»  palace. 
Woven  by  Don  Nicolas  Bream  in  1793-94. 

Size:  2,60  x  1,50. 


PLATE  XIX 


PLATE  XX 

Tapestry  entittled  «The  promenade*,  after  a  cartoon 
by  Goya,  painted  for  the  bedroom  of  the  Princes  of  As- 
turias  at  El  Pardo  in  1778-79. 

Woven  by  Don  Antonio  Punadas  in  1788,  under  the 
management  of  Don  Livino  Stuik. 

Size:  2,6u  x  o,94. 


PLATE  XX 


PLATE  XXI 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  «The  Hawseller>. 

It  was  painted  for  the  bedroom  of  the  Princes  of  As- 
turias  in  1778-79. 

Woven  in  1786  under  the  management  of  Don  Livinio 
Stuik  Vandergoten. 

Size:  2,60x0,94. 


PLATE  XXI 


PLATE  XXII 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  «The  Kite>. 
Painted  in  1777  for  the  Dining  room  at  «E1  Pardo* 
palace. 
Woven  in  1779. 

Size:  2,60x2,84. 


PLATE  XXII 


PLATE  XXIII 

Tapestry  after  Goya's  cartoon  «The  earthenware  stall> 
Painted 'for  the  bedroom  of  the  Princes  of  Asturias 
in  1778-79.  Woven  in  1781. 

Size:  2,60  x  2,11. 


PLATE  XXIII 


PLATE  XXIV 

Tapestry-point  floor -carpet,  made  for  the  «Casa  del 
Labrador*  (House  of  the  Farmer)  at  the  Royal  residence 
of  Aranjuez. 

Cartoon  by  Guillermo  Anglois.  Epoch  of  King  Char- 
les III. 

Size:  5,00x3,44. 


PLATE  XXV 

Tapestry  point  floor-carpet  ornamented,  with  garden 
tools.  Specially  woven  for  the  «Casa  del  Labrador* 
(House  of  the  Farmer)  at  the  Royal  residence  of  Aran- 
juez. 

Cartoon  of  an  unknown  author. 

Size:  3,35  x  3,15. 


PLATE  XXV 


PLATE  XXVI 

Carpet  of  knotted  tapestry,  copied  from  the  one  exist- 
ing in  the  Saloon  of  the  Buen  Retiro  porcelaines,  in  the 
Royal  Palace  of  Madrid. 

Manufactured  lately,  under  the  direction  of  Don  Ga- 
bino  Stuyk. 

Size:  5,00  x  6,00. 


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